METHOD OF ACRIDANONE DERIVATIVES PRODUCTION

For the Contracting States BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE 1. Acridanone derivatives of the general formula see diagramm : EP0110298,P20,F1 wherein the dotted line signifies an optional bond, R**1 signifies hydrogen, halogen or nitro, R**2 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl, one of the symbols R**3 and R**4 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl and the other together with R signifies an additional bond, A signifies lower alkylene, R**5 signifies a 5-membered, nitrogen-containig, optionally lower alkyl-substituted aromatic heterocycle, amino or a group see diagramm : EP0110298,P20,F2 or see diagramm : EP0110298,P20,F3 the symbol see diagramm : EP0110298,P20,F4 signifies a 5- or 6-membered, optionally lower-alkyl substituted saturated heterocycle which can contain as a ring member an oxygen or sulphur atom or the group >NH ou >N(B)n -A**1-R**6, B signifies the group -CO-, -COO- or -SO2 -, n signifies the number 0 or 1, A**1 signifies lower alkylene, R**6 signifies hydrogen, amino, lower alkylamino or di(lower alkyl)amino and R**7 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl, and the residues denoted as lower contain 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. For the Contracting State AT 1. A process for the manufacture of acridanone derivatives of the general formula see diagramm : EP0110298,P22,F1 wherein the dotted line signifies an optional bond, R**1 signifies hydrogen, halogen or nitro, R**2 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl, one of the symbols R**3 and R**4 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl and the other together with R signifies an additional bond, A signifies lower alkylene, R**5 signifies a 5-membered, nitrogen-containing, optionally lower alkyl-substituted aromatic heterocycle, amino or a group see diagramm : EP0110298,P23,F2 or see diagramm : EP0110298,P23,F3 the symbol see diagramm : EP0110298,P23,F4 signifies a 5- or 6-membered, optionally lower-alkyl substituted saturated heterocycle which can contain as a ring member an oxygen or sulphur atom or the group >NH ou >N(B)n -A**1-R**6, B signifies the group -CO-, -COO- or -SO2 -, n signifies the number 0 or 1, A**1 signifies lower alkylene, R**6 signifies hydrogen, amino, lower alkylamino or di(lower alkyl)amino and R**7 signifies hydrogen or lower alkyl, and the residues denoted as lower contains 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, characterized by a) cyclizing a compound of the general formula see diagramm : EP0110298,P23,F5 where